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Re:OSSU: Path to a free, self-taught education in computer s... by nivenkos on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @06:12AM (#27746289)
With 23 years in industry, you were joining back when CS degrees were less common.

This is like the "boomer handshake" meme. Nowadays you need a degree.

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Re:OSSU: Path to a free, self-taught education in computer s... by AussieWog93 on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @06:54AM (#27746621)
I used to work with a guy who dropped out of a gamedev course at a second-tier university. Graduate SWE at a respectable/selective company and all.

Admittedly, this was at a company with about 500 employees and 1 part-time HR person (who quit 6 months later and wasn't replaced).

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Re:OSSU: Path to a free, self-taught education in computer s... by pageandrew on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @08:26PM (#27756025)
I started in the industry 7 years ago without a degree and am doing well.
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Re:OSSU: Path to a free, self-taught education in computer s... by iser on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @08:10AM (#27747369)
do you think it's possible to work at companies like amazon and google without a degree at all?
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Re:OSSU: Path to a free, self-taught education in computer s... by richardwhiuk on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @02:32PM (#27752514)
Sure, Amazon has jobs in it's warehouses :p
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Re:OSSU: Path to a free, self-taught education in computer s... by pageandrew on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @08:26PM (#27756028)
Yes, I know a number of people who have
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Re:OSSU: Path to a free, self-taught education in computer s... by imwillofficial on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @02:15PM (#27752273)
I do
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